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Whistle Stopper - In Tempus Praesens (Gubaidulina Concerto & Bach Cto Nos. 1 & 2) (Deluxe Limited Edition)
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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028947779483
Format: Limited Edition
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 2008-10-07
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
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Summary: Musical Wisdom & the two Sophia's
Comment: It's a fine concerto Sofia Gubaidulina has written for the Anne-Sophie Mutter. She - Sophia Gubaidulina, that is - may well be the most gifted of that famous group of post-Soviet, post-Modern composers, Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Part, Giya Kancheli, Valentin Silvestrov and Edison Denisov. The Concerto is romantic, an updated, modernized romanticism, the romanticism of musician who has heard Witold Lutoslawski's 4th Symphony. One of the highlights of the piece starts around minute 18:50, with a dramatic triple chord repeated for nearly three minutes & violin monologue on top. Also, mysterious violins starting near minute 3, wondrous woodwinds at minute 6:23, and interesting wind-like effect at minute 25 (flutes or picolos?) - there again, as with the latter Lutoslawski, a romantic feel combined with contemporary effects. It's all in the balance you strike and Sofia Gubaidulina is balanced enough.
If you utter the word "Georgia" in front of Valery Gergiev before a performance, he gets kinda rough on the music. What can one expect, of the nephew of Stalin's favorite tank maker? LOL. On the day this was recorded, though, no one uttered the faithful word - unless it's the charms of Anne-Sophie Mutter that mollified Vladimir Putin's best buddy. In short, this is a good recording.
Mutter is a good violonist and the Bach concerti are beyond praise. What else could one ask for? The wondrous thing about Bach is he can satisfy both sides of the brain, the mathematical and the emotional, at the same time. Balance. Sometimes Haydn and Mozart accomplish the same feat. After them, deluges, eruptions, revolutions, calamities gallore, followed by descent into mediocrity: John Adams. LOL.
Be that as it may, why do they say Bach is Baroque? He is all equilibrium & balance, like a classic. Not like that ever mishapen upholder of incoherence and ugliness in the Arts, Michelangelo.
Highly recommended, this recording...
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A MUST HAVE for Ms. Mutter's greatest fans...This is the deluxe package, presented in hard bound book format, featuring the essay in various languages and additional photographs of the artist. Anne-Sophie Mutter's new recording combines the popularity of Bach with the radiance and intensity of the contemporary composer Sophia Gubaidulina. Gubaidulina's In tempus praesens receives its world-premiere recording; the work was commissioned by Ms. Mutter herself. This is also Anne-Sophie Mutter's first Bach recording for Deutsche Grammophon. The Bach Concertos reunites Mutter with the Trondheim Soloists, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Four Seasons.
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